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News | Feb. 28, 2025

DOD: Gender Dysphoria Incompatible With Military, Service Members Must Serve in Accordance With Sex

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DOD Support to the Southern Border

U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border of the United States with additional military forces.

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Spotlight on NATO

NATO is a transatlantic alliance of 32 like-minded North American and European countries securing peace since 1949.

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The Defense Department is committed to working with allies, partners and like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific and to upholding a free and open region founded on respect for international rules, laws and norms.

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DOD Support to the Southern Border

U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border of the United States with additional military forces.

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Spotlight on NATO

NATO is a transatlantic alliance of 32 like-minded North American and European countries securing peace since 1949.

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Focus on Indo-Pacific

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DOD Statement on Deployment of Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Help Secure Our Southern Border

Release | Feb. 27, 2025

Pentagon Releases Digital Content Refresh Memorandum

Transcript | Feb. 25, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Greets Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon

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Where Military Mountaineers Are Made

Mountaineering has long been a necessary skill for U.S. service members in battle and at the Army Mountain Warfare School, they learn from some of the best.

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What Do You Know About the Battle of Iwo Jima?

Most people are familiar with the iconic photo of Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, but there's much more to the story of this epic battle in the Pacific that lasted five weeks, from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945.

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Art of the Shot

They're not dumb grunts, and hitting the target requires more than good aim. Set your sights on discovering what snipers do, and how they master their essential, exacting, lethal art.

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Test Yourself on America's Oldest Medal

Since its origin during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart has served as a recognition of sacrifice and heroism by those in the U.S. military. Find out how much you know about the Purple Heart.

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Where Military Mountaineers Are Made

Mountaineering has long been a necessary skill for U.S. service members in battle and at the Army Mountain Warfare School, they learn from some of the best.

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What Do You Know About the Battle of Iwo Jima?

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Art of the Shot

They're not dumb grunts, and hitting the target requires more than good aim. Set your sights on discovering what snipers do, and how they master their essential, exacting, lethal art.

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Test Yourself on America's Oldest Medal

Since its origin during the Revolutionary War, the Purple Heart has served as a recognition of sacrifice and heroism by those in the U.S. military. Find out how much you know about the Purple Heart.

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Where Military Mountaineers Are Made

Mountaineering has long been a necessary skill for U.S. service members in battle and at the Army Mountain Warfare School, they learn from some of the best.

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WWI Commission Unveils New Sculpture at WWI Memorial

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DOD Statement on Deployment of Stryker Brigade Combat Team to Help Secure Our Southern Border

Pentagon Releases Digital Content Refresh Memorandum

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Greets Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman at the Pentagon

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Chemical Corps Soldiers Support Wildfire Response

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What Do You Know About the Battle of Iwo Jima?

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